TONY BRADY

Tony Brady began singing in the late fifties as a dance band vocalist with The Cecil Williams Band, Bob Gibson Band and Bill Barrett’s Band. His main claim to fame, initially, was the fact that he looked and sounded like Frank Sinatra. In 1960, he worked with vocal group the Graduates for a five-month period, during which time they toured with the Fabian Show. Then in January 1961, at the age of twenty-three, he signed with CBS Coronet Records, and released his first single ''Angel In A Red And White Scarf''. The song sold moderately well. Brady was then signed to the Leedon label in 1961 and he scored a hit with ''Big Things Are Happening''. Also in the early part of 1961, he hosted a national Friday night radio show on the ABC called Mainstream For Moderns. He appeared on most TV shows including Bandstand, Six O’clock Rock, Youth Show, Teen Time and many more.

Brady supported Jimmie Rodgers on his tour of Australia in 1961. Tony hit the charts again in March 1962, with ''A Penny For Your Thoughts''. Later in the year he embarked on a tour of Asia. Tony changed labels to RCA and went on to release more records, including ''Let’s Stomp Australia Way'' (written by Barry Gibb and Johnny Devlin) but over the next couple of years, further chart success eluded him. His last single was the novelty song ''I'm Gonna Buy My Mother-In-Law A Block Of Land On Mars'' released on the Parlophone label in 1965. Eventually when the hits dried up Tony went into management and was a promotions officer with Col Joye's agency.

SINGLES

''Catch Me A Kiss / Angel In A Red And White Scarf'' (#40) 1960 CBS Coronet
''Big Things Are Happening (#43) / Golden Boy'' 1961 Leedon
''Penny For Your Thoughts (#51) / I Have To Laugh'' 1962 Leedon
''A Promise Of Things To Come (#52) / Whose Love'' 1962 Leedon
''Dining And Dancing / Surf Ridin' (#88) 1963 RCA
''Let's Stomp Australia Way / Lucky Me'' 1963 RCA
''I'm Gonna Buy My Mother-In-Law A Block Of Land On Mars / I Will Love You'' 1965 Parlophone

EPs

'Big Things Are Happening' 1963 Leedon

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/